Advertising device.



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l DVBRTISING DEVICE. l APPLIQATION I'ILED 00924. 1907. (930,342, l I Patented Aug. 19,1909.

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G. G. BISHOP.

ADVERTISING DEVICE. PPLIoATIoN Hum 001224, 1907:

930,342. Patented Aug. 1 0, 1909.

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Wnessesf I Inviz-o: @4% Q M .33' LH-LL To all whomitfmay concern.: l

'STATES OFFICE.

CHARLES o. BISHOP, Aor s'r. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

ADVERTISING Davies.

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Specication of Letters Patent. Application nled' October 24, 1907. Serial No. 398,929.

retenes@ Aug.' 1o, 190e.

-wise attired and arranged in any desirable posture, and 4a talking or sound-producing machine adapted to simulate the 'voice' of such a being.

"The invention further consists in the parts and in the arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In' the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specifica-tion, and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device arranged in connection with a show window; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a slightly modified arrangement ofthe device, with portions broken away'to show some of the interior mechanism.

The .device as illustrated in the drawings conprises a sign 1 and the ligure of a man 2 mo shly'ciothed. The body portion of the figure 2 is preferably made hollow or of skeleton form and has contained therein the mechanism of an ordinarytalking or sound- .producing'f machine.

-vFor convenience, the machine is preferably ofthe cylinder t pe. Its mechanism comprises a power s aftI 3 which is connected with a sultable motor 4. The power shaft 3 1s also geared tol theA usual actuating screw 5 by spur gears 6 and 7 or other suitable'connection. Obviously, the operating mechan- -ism is provided with a switchback or automatic reversing device of any well known construction for the transmitter or sound-box 8,"fso that the machine may be made to operate continuously when desirable. Preferably, the transmitter has a sound-am lifying horn 9 .connected thereto, where y the sounds from the machine may be made audible when the .device is used in a room or out'.V

' ofv doors.

The power shaft 3 of the talking .machine mechanism is preferably extended into the outside.

casing or frame 10i the sign device and has a s rocket wheel 10 fixed on the end thereof.

his sprocket wheel is arranged to engage an end-less chain 11 so as to actuate the same. The sprocket chain 1 1 passes around s rocket wheels 12`and 13 on the respective s afts of the rollers 14 and 15. An endless apron 16 is carried by the rollers 14. and 15, and upon this apron advertising signs, pictures and other matter may be placed. The frame or vwindow or a closed protecting case, means must be provided to carry the sound to the To accomplish this, I prefer to provide a sound-transmitting device comprising a receiving-bell 18 which is preferably elongated at its flaring end so as to always cover the open end of the amplifying horn 9 which is usually arranged to travel with the soundbox lengthwise 'of the record cylinder. This receiving-bell 18 is connected to a vibratory transmitter 19 which may be of the usual construction provided for telephones. From this transmitter 19 wires 20 klead to a receiver or number of receivers 21 located outside of the show window, as shown in Fig. 1. ,In this case the receivers 21 are illustrated as being mounted upon a guard rail 22 extending across the front of the window. This rail may be a hollow tube so as to receive the wires 20.v The receivers are provided with` properties of Ordivarious other ways than s'hown, and the parts of the entire device may be arranged in 'nu- `merous relative positions.

l By combining a movable sign-with a ligure of a human beingand producing the natural voice or sounds of the same, a very attractf ive, novel and impressive advertising device is produced, i The sounds'or voice from the- Amachine may refer to the matter On A'there-- spective signs, and also may be interspersed with entertaining matter. I

Obviously, the device may be modified and arranged in various ways without deing device and ada ted-to carry the sounds to a point remote t erefrom.

2. An advertising device comprising a display device, a figure of an animate belng assoclated therewith, a mechanical device for simulating the natural voice of such a being, and a telephone system adapted to carry the sounds from said mechanical device .to a

Vpoint remote therefrom.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses this 19th'day of 30 October, 1907, atSt. Louis, Mo.

CHARLES C. BISHOP.

Witnesses: J

G. A. PENNINGTON, J. B. MEeowN. 

